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Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Subject to Budgetary Approval

Big Data/Statistics

College of Science

Job Opening ID (JOID): 22654

Rank: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San José State University invites
applications for one full time tenure-track faculty position in Big Data/Statistics
at the rank of assistant professor. Candidates must have a Doctoral degree in Statistics
or a closely related field by July 2014. We seek applicants with experience analyzing
large data sets and making appropriate use of technology in teaching and research.
Experience using Hadoop, Python, and SQL would also be desirable. We strongly encourage
applications from women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups. Applicants
should have awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural
population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and
other comparable experience.

Responsibilities: The faculty member is expected to supervise graduate students on
their master's theses and consulting projects in the department's MS Statistics program,
which has been approved as a Professional Science Master's degree. The faculty member
would also be expected to supervise student teams working on industrial research projects
and consulting projects in the department's Center for Applied Math, Computation,
and Statistics (CAMCOS) program. In addition the faculty member is expected to teach
a variety of undergraduate and graduate statistics courses in the Department of Mathematics
and Statistics, to maintain a program of scholarly activity, to work on curriculum
development, and be involved in departmental governance. Candidate must address the
needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity,
primary language and academic preparation – through course materials, teaching strategies
and advisement.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 21, 2014

Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United
States.

Application Procedures: Candidates are encouraged to apply early. For full consideration,
candidates must apply online at http://www.mathjobs.org. A letter of application
(which includes a paragraph explaining why you are interested in this position at
San José State University), curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests/philosophy
and research plans, and at least three original letters of reference with contact
information must be uploaded to mathjobs.org by December 16, 2013 . Original transcripts
and original letters of reference will be required before appointment to position.

San José State University is California's oldest institution of public higher learning.
The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San Jose
(population: 945,942), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research
and development center. Many of California's most popular national, recreational,
and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of the 23-campus CSU system,
San José State University enrolls approximately 29,000 students, a significant percentage
of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing
the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit
from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.

San José State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed
to nondiscrimination on the bases of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
sexual orientation, gender status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, or
covered veteran status consistent with applicable federal and state laws. This policy
applies to all SJSU students, faculty, and staff as well as University programs and
activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who
self-disclose.

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